10032026 BST V20

Safety training

GWO Basic Safety Training / V20 10032026

33) The participants can perform the safe and correct use of a vertical fall arrest system while working at height (Skills, intermediate level)

The instructor shall:

Demonstrate how to correctly use a vertical fall arrest system, including testing before climbing, so that the fall arrester operates and locks correctly according to the manufacturer’s user manual

The participants shall:

Practise and demonstrate the ability to correctly use a vertical fall arrest system, including testing before climbing, so that the fall arrester operates and locks correctly according to the manufacturer’s user manual

ELEMENT 5.5 - PERIODIC INSPECTIONS AND CORRECT DOCUMENTATION

Learning objectives:

34) The participants can explain country specific approvals of vertical fall arrest systems (Knowledge, intermediate level)

35) The participants can explain the correct documentation for the vertical fall arrest system (Knowledge, intermediate level)

The instructor shall:

Explain how participants can find the correct country approval for vertical fall arrest systems

Explain that the vertical fall arrest system will require a periodic inspection by a competent person and that this inspection period will vary from country to country

Explain that the participants must seek out which inspection periods apply in the country where they will be working

Explain how participants can find the correct documentation for the vertical fall arrest system

The participants shall:

Ask questions when in doubt and share relevant experiences

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